Adam Kemp now with Koroivos
Adam Kemp (208 cm, Marist’14) is closing out the 2017-18 season with ASA Koroivos Amaliadas (Greece-A1). Kemp played his first game for the Greek club but failed to score in nine minutes on the floor. This will be the second team for the forward this season. He started with Bulgaria’s BC Beroe at the start…
Read MoreABA Playoffs: Buducnost Punches Ticket to Finals
Buducnost Podgorica secured their spot in the finals on April 1st after a dominating 72-57 victory over Cedevita Zagreb in Game 3 of their semifinal matchup. This is a special moment for the Montenegrin organization. This will be the first time in the club’s history to qualify for the Adriatic League finals.They now await the…
Read MoreDino Radja in Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Croatian Dino Radja will be enshrined as part of the 2018 class. The 50-year-old Dino Radja becomes the fourth Croatian (and 14th European) to enter the Basketball Hall of Fame after Dražen Petrović (2002), Krešimir Ćosić (1996), and coach Mirko Novosel (2007). Our website also voted…
Read MoreVillanova and Michigan reach NCAA Final
Villanova and Michigan will square off Monday night for the NCAA Title. For Villanova, that means that they will play for their second NCAA title in three years. In their semi-final game last night Eric Paschall had 24 points, including four of the Villanova’s record 18 3-pointers, in a 95-79 win over the Kansas Jayhawks.…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Zalgiris takes out CSKA
Round 28 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Friday was a day of dead rubber games as all playoff berths have been taken. Still, when the best clubs in Europe lock horns, fireworks happen. With that in mind, there were some riveting contests to close the week’s action, including victories for Unicaja Malaga and Real…
Read MoreShaquille Harrison: From Obscurity to Eminence
It was 2012 and Shaquille Harrison had a decision to make. He could either play Division I college football at the University of Kansas or go a different route toward Division I basketball at Tulsa University. He opted for the latter, which was a pinnacle decision that has wholly Scholar-Athlete ever since. Shaquille Harrison grew…
Read MoreDarius Bazely, hot high-school prospect, skips NCAA for NBA G-League
Darius Bazley has set high school basketball alight, proving to be one of the best HIS players in the United States. He was expected to do big things in NCAA hoops after supposedly committing to Syracuse for the 2018/2019 run. However, the All-American has decided to skip college ball entirely and turn professional in the…
Read MoreDurand Scott signs with Oldenburg
Durand Scott (196 cm, Miami, Florida’13) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for EWE Baskets Oldenburg (Germany-BBL) this 2017-18. Scott is a 28-year-old Jamaican-American international basketball player who played for the Jamaican National Team in 2013. After being waived by the Memphis Grizzlies he moved to the NBA G-League and played for…
Read MoreJulius Jenkins gets extension from Jena
Julius Jenkins (187 cm, Georgia South’03) received a contract extension from Science City Jena (Germany-BBL) for the 2018-19 season. This will be his third season with the club, establishing a platform of continuity of the organization’s development. He played 23 games for them in 2017-18 and posted averages of 15.0 ppg and 3.5 apg.
Read MoreHordur Vilhjalmsson lands with Kymis
Hordur Vilhjalmsson (194 cm) will continue his professional basketball career this 2017-18 with GS Kymis (Greece-A1). This will be the third team this season for the 29-year-old Icelandic guard. He played seven games for BK Astana (Kazakhstan-VTB League) and recorded averages of 4.9 ppg and 2.1 apg. Vilhjalmsson moved back to Iceland in December 2017…
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